From: Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 10:24:41 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Mention the `mkdir -p' bug fix.
X-Git-Tag: v5.91~10
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Mention the `mkdir -p' bug fix.
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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c0757bfbad..9540996438 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
-* Major changes in release 5.91-cvs (2005-??-??) [stable]
+* Major changes in release 5.91-cvs (2005-10-16) [stable candidate]
+
+** Bug fixes
+
+  "mkdir -p /a/b/c" no longer fails merely because a leading prefix
+  directory (e.g., /a or /a/b) exists on a read-only file system.
 
 ** Removed options